Allergens

FSSAI, Codex, EU, USFDA

 FSSAI Codex European Union US FDA
1 Cereals containing gluten i.e. 1 Cereals containing gluten i.e. 1 Cereals containing gluten i.e. wheat, rye, 1 Wheat
wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt. barley, oats, spelt.
2 Eggs 2 Eggs 2 Eggs
2 Eggs
3 Fish 3 Fish
3 Fish 3 Fish
4 Peanuts, Tree nuts 4 Peanuts, soybeans. 4 Peanuts
4 Peanuts
(e.g. almonds, walnuts, 5 Milk and milk products 5 Milk
pistachio, cashew nuts) (lactose included) 5 Milk
5 Milk and milk products 6 Tree nuts and nut products
6 Nuts:Almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan 6 Tree nuts
6 Soybeans nuts, Brazil nuts pistachio nuts,macadamia or
Queensland nuts and products thereof
7 Sulphite in concentrations of 7 Sulphite in concentrations of 7 Sulphur dioxide & sulphites at conc. of more 7 Soybean
10 mg/kg or more 10 mg/kg or more than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre
8 Crustacean 8 Crustacea 8 Crustacea 8 Shellfish
9 Soybean
Sesame *(Newly
10 Sesame 9
added in April 2021)
11 Celery

12 Mustard

13 Lupin

14 Molluscs
List of 8 Allergens(As per FSSAI)

Sr no. Allergen
1 Cereals containing gluten i.e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt.
2 Eggs
3 Fish
4 Peanuts, Tree nuts(e.g. almonds, walnuts, pistachio, cashew nuts)
5 Milk and milk products
6 Soybeans
7 Sulphite in concentrations of 10 mg/kg or more
8 Crustacean

Note: FSSAI’S List of Allergens is similar to Codex.

List of 8 Allergens(As per Codex)

Sr no. Allergen

1 Cereals containing gluten i.e. wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt.

2 Eggs
3 Fish
4 Peanuts, soybeans.
5 Milk and milk products (lactose included)
6 Tree nuts and nut products
7 Sulphite in concentrations of 10 mg/kg or more
8 Crustacea
List of 14 Allergens(As per European Union)
Sr Sr
Allergen Allergen
no. no.
1 Cereals containing gluten i.e. wheat, rye, 9 Soybean
barley, oats, spelt. 10 Sesame
2 Eggs 11 Celery
3 Fish 12 Mustard
4 Peanuts 13 Lupin
5 Milk 14 Molluscs
6 Nuts: Almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews,
pecan nuts, Brazil nuts pistachio
nuts,macadamia or Queensland nuts and
products thereof.
7 Sulphur dioxide & sulphites at conc. of more
than 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre
8 Crustacea
List of 9 Allergens(As per US FDA)
Sr
Allergen
no.
1 Wheat
2 Eggs
3 Fish
4 Peanuts
5 Milk
6 Tree nuts
7 Soybean
8 Shellfish
Note: Sesame has been newly added to
9 Sesame *(Newly added in April 2021) the list by US FDA in April 2021